7 Steps to Xeriscaping

Planning A WaterSaver Landscape

Xeriscaping. What in the world does that word mean and how on earth do you pronounce it? Xeriscaping (zir-e-skaping) simply means using plants that require less water to survive and using objects such as bricks, rocks, benches, gravel and deck areas instead of water-siphoning grass. It doesn't mean that you have to convert your lawn into a rock garden. And you don't have to go cold turkey on your grass. There are all kinds of beautiful water-saving groundcovers available that work well with – or should you be so bold, in place of – grass.